laisse

See also: laissé and laîsse

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French laisse. Doublet of leash.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leɪs/
  • Rhymes: -eɪs
  • Homophone: lace

Noun

laisse (plural laisses)

  1. A section of verse concerning a single theme; tirade.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛs/
  • (file)

Noun

laisse f (plural laisses)

  1. leash, lead
  2. foreshore
  3. (poetry) laisse

Verb

laisse

  1. inflection of laisser:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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